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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “locker size”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “locker size”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 6 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

bpost-shipping-platform shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Seraphinite Accelerator places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 476 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Read More Without Refresh 20K+ · 4.2★ (55) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 WCMultiShipping — Mondial Relay, Inpost & Chronopost for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (33) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 FOXPOST – Packeta Group 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 9 too high 13 Social Share Block – Help Visitors Spread Your Content Everywhere 2K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 The Courier Guy Shipping for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.1★ (23) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Pasts Courier & Locker 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 ShipBG for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Lead Magnet Locker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Sunduqz Locker Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Shipping with Venipak for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Naked Cat Logo for Livro de Reclamações Eletrónico 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 bpost-shipping-platform 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 GWiz IT Content Locker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 BG Couriers for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.